Beagh

141 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Beagh, from 97 m² to 123,448 m² (12.34 ha, 30.5 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 50 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.

No zone of a development plan covers Beagh in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 2 Jul 2024Conditional

  to construct dwelling house and domestic garage, wastewater treatment system and associated siteworks. Gross floor space of proposed works: 199 sqm (house) & 60 sqm (garage)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2460819

• 30 Jun 2023Conditional

  to construct dwellinghouse & domestic garage, wastewater treatment system & associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2360730

• 5 Jun 2020Conditional

  to construct slatted house, calf creeps and associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 274.00 sqm

  Permission · Galway County Council, 20695

• 18 Jan 2019Conditional

  to construct a four bay single slatted cattle shed with creep area. Gross floor space of proposed works: 228 sqm

  Permission · Galway County Council, 1957

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: Williamstown Turloughs SAC 002296

Recorded monuments

• GA005-019 Enclosure
  Description

  Close to the summit of a ridge in undulating grassland. Very poorly preserved originally subcircular enclosure (N-S c. 50m) define by an earthen bank from SE through S to SW. A tree-lined scarp forms the enclosing element from SW through W to N and no visible surface trace survives elsewhere. Two rectangular structures of earth and stone abut the bank: (a) at SSW (N-S 8m, E-W 4.5m) and (b) to SSE (N-S 5m, E-W 4m). Field walls cut the monument at N and SE. A ringfort (GA005-054----) lies c. 170m to WNW. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

• GA005-020 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On an E-facing slope in undulating pastureland just N of Cartron House. Marked on 1st ed. of OS 6-inch map as a roughly circular enclosure (D c. 30m). No visible surface trace survives. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

• GA005-021 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On a rise in gently undulating grassland. Marked on 1st ed. of OS 6-inch map as a circular enclosure (D c. 30m). No visible surface trace survives. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

• GA005-022 Enclosure
  Description

  On an E-facing slope in grassland. Marked on OS 6-inch maps as a circular enclosure (D c. 30m) cut by a field boundary at NW and E. No visible surface trace survives. An earthwork (GA005-021----) lies c. 150m to NE. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

• GA005-023 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On a NE-facing slope in grassland. Well-preserved almost circular rath (N-S 60m, E-W 58m) defined by a substantial inner bank, intervening fosse and outer bank. Well-defined entrance at NE. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

• GA005-024 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On a low rise in undulating grassland. Poorly preserved almost circular rath (N-S 27.5m, E-W 26.5m) defined by bank breached by numerous gaps, all of which appear modern. A field wall cuts the monument at W and E, to S of which the enclosing element is obscured by field-clearance rubble. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

• GA005-025 Designed landscape feature
  Description

  The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

• GA005-026 House - 18th/19th century
  Description

  The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

• GA006-009 Ringfort - unclassified
  Description

  Some 50m E of a ringfort (GA006-010----). Marked on 1st ed. of OS 6-inch map as a circular enclosure (D c. 30m). No visible surface trace survives. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

• GA006-010 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On a low rise in undulating grassland. Poorly preserved subcircular rath (N-S 27.5m, E-W 21m) defined by a tree-lined scarp. A field wall runs close to the scarp face at N. An earthwork (GA006-009----) lies c. 50m to E. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

• GA006-011 Altar
  Description

  The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

• GA006-012 Crannog
  Description

  In a low-lying area prone to flooding. A small oval knoll (N-S 15m, E-W 12m), overgrown with hawthorn bushes, is known locally as a 'fairy fort'. The topographical setting is indicative of a crannog. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Beagh.

Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).

Radon

About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are water.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Beagh.

Flooding

The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both CC BY 4.0. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.

No address of the register names Beagh with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Galway.

Name

Beagh · An Bheitheach

Area

2,603,018 m² (260.3 ha, 643.22 acres)

Civil parish

Templetogher, and its townlands

Barony

Ballymoe

Electoral division

Templetogher, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Templetogher electoral division: 419 people in 150 households; 91% of households own their home; 26% of homes were built since 2001; 19% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 4% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Castle, Cloonmaghaura, Coothagh, Curragh West, Flaskagh More, Gortduff, Kiltivna, Knockaunbrack, Polleagh North

Placenames

Beagh on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland

Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics by electoral division, Central Statistics Office, CC BY 4.0. A townland is the smallest land division of Ireland, and the unit of a rural address; old registers such as the 1901 and 1911 censuses file it under its civil parish and barony.